ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT REGULATION 2000 - REG 144A
Performance solution report required for certain fire safety aspects of building work
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT REGULATION 2000 - REG 144A
Performance solution report required for certain fire safety aspects of building work
144A Performance solution report required for certain fire safety aspects of
building work
(1) A certifier must not issue a construction certificate for building work
that involves a performance solution under the Building Code of Australia in
respect of a fire safety requirement unless the certifier--
(a) has obtained
or been provided with a performance solution report that--
(ii) includes a statement that the performance solution complies with the
relevant performance requirements of the Building Code of Australia , and
(iii) where relevant, identifies the deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the
Building Code of Australia being varied, and
(iv) describes and justifies the
performance solution, including the acceptance criteria and parameters on
which the justification is based and any restrictions or conditions on the
performance solution, and
(v) includes a copy of the brief on which the
justification of the performance solution is based, and
(b) is satisfied
that--
(i) the report correctly identifies both the performance requirements
and the deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the Building Code of Australia , and
(ii) the plans show, and the specifications describe, the physical elements of
the performance solution (where they are capable of being shown and
described).
(2) This clause does not apply to building work relating to a
class 1a or 10 building, as defined in the Building Code of Australia .
(3) A
person has the
"qualifications required by this clause" if--
(a) the person is an accredited
practitioner (fire safety) who is also a fire safety engineer and the report
is about a performance solution under the Building Code of Australia in
respect of the requirements set out in EP1.4, EP2.1, EP2.2, DP4 and DP5 in
Volume 1 for--
(i) a class 9a building, as defined in the Building Code of
Australia , that is proposed to have a total floor area of 2,000 square metres
or more, or
(ii) any building (other than a class 9a building so defined)
that is proposed to have a fire compartment, as defined in the Building Code
of Australia , with a total floor area of more than 2,000 square metres, or
(iii) any building (other than a class 9a building so defined) that is
proposed to have a total floor area of more than 6,000 square metres, or
(b)
the person is an accredited practitioner (fire safety), in the case of any
other report.
